Brazil vs China, Hong Kong SAR: Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate

Brazil
1 % change on previous year
in 2023
China, Hong Kong SAR
0.9009 % change on previous year
in 2023
Brazil rank
86th
China, Hong Kong SAR rank
88th

Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate over time

  • Brazil
  • China, Hong Kong SAR
-202468197119972023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1 % change on previous year against 0.9009 % change on previous year in China, Hong Kong SAR, a difference of 0.0991 % change on previous year.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times China, Hong Kong SAR's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 86th and China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 88th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and China, Hong Kong SAR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, Hong Kong SAR Difference Ahead
1970s 4.13 % change on previous year 2.84 % change on previous year 1.29 % change on previous year Brazil
1980s 3.4 % change on previous year 2.5 % change on previous year 0.893 % change on previous year Brazil
1990s 2.63 % change on previous year 2.52 % change on previous year 0.108 % change on previous year Brazil
2000s 2.09 % change on previous year 2.31 % change on previous year 0.2203 % change on previous year China, Hong Kong SAR
2010s 1.21 % change on previous year 0.8688 % change on previous year 0.3423 % change on previous year Brazil
2020s 0.932 % change on previous year 0.6819 % change on previous year 0.2502 % change on previous year Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate, Brazil or China, Hong Kong SAR?
Brazil, at 1 % change on previous year against 0.9009 % change on previous year in China, Hong Kong SAR as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate between Brazil and China, Hong Kong SAR?
0.0991 % change on previous year, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, Hong Kong SAR?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China, Hong Kong SAR rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), annual growth rate?
Brazil ranks 86th and China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 88th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 8,415 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.